The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

Hachiman Hikigaya felt something was off.

Even if the evil spirit before him was no match for him, it should not be so weak.

He quickly chased after him.

However, the massive shopping mall perfectly concealed the evil spirit's whereabouts, and he lost track of it.

"System, can you perform a scan?"

Having lost track of the evil spirit, Hachiman Hikigaya immediately tried to track it down using the system.

But unexpectedly...

[The dream sequence here is being interfered with by an energy source, making scanning impossible]

"We've been interfered with?"

Upon hearing the system notification, Hachiman Hikigaya immediately connected it to the strange behavior of the evil spirit not fighting back earlier.

Could it be that the evil spirit used all its power to interfere with the dream, which is why it didn't dare to fight him?

This possibility exists, but Hachiman Hikigaya still needs to remain vigilant.

The evil spirit has disappeared, and the system is unable to scan it.

It is obviously unrealistic to expect to find the evil spirit in this huge shopping mall by oneself.

Therefore, Hachiman Hikigaya decisively chose to go downstairs to meet Isshiki Hajime, in order to prevent the evil spirit from capturing Isshiki Hajime while he was searching for the evil spirit.

Because of the time constraints and the lack of prior agreement on slogans and meeting points, he could only walk around the corridor once, holding the Demon-Slaying Blade in his hand to identify himself.

Hachiman Hikigaya believed that Iroha Isshiki was quick-witted enough to tell that he was the real one.

They searched down floor by floor.

Soon, Hachiman Hikigaya arrived at the first floor.

However, at this time, Iroha Iroha still did not appear.

"Did they not see it, or have they already been arrested?"

As he continued searching each room, Hachiman Hikigaya's heart began to grow somewhat worried.

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.

As Hachiman Hikigaya passed by a clothing store, a pile of clothes inside suddenly started moving.

Immediately, Isshiki Hachiman crawled out from within and ran to his side.

"Senior, have you finished it?"

Looking at the unharmed Hachiman Hikigaya before her, Iroha Isshiki subconsciously assumed that this time, the evil spirit had been easily dealt with by Hachiman Hikigaya, just like the one on the train.

"Sorry, no..."

However, to Iroha's disappointment, Hachiman Hikigaya shook his head and rejected her guess.

"That's it..."

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Iroha Isshiki's smiling face instantly fell, replaced by a worried expression.

"Don't worry, you're safe here."

With just a quick glance at Iroha, Hachiman Hikigaya guessed what she was worried about.

To dispel Isshiki Hachiman's worries, he led her to a small shop on the first floor.

"Senior, what are we doing here?"

Looking at the tiny shop in front of her, which was probably the smallest in the entire mall, Isshiki asked in bewilderment.

"Of course, it's to reduce the space."

After entering the shop with Isshiki Hachiman, he turned around and looked at Isshiki Hachiman standing in front of him, his face showing apology.

"Shrink...space?"

Iroha Isshiki frowned and repeated Hachiman Hikigaya's words.

He then looked up, wanting to continue asking questions.

However, as soon as she looked up, Hachiman Hikigaya struck her on the back of the neck with a palm strike.

Her body went limp, and Isshiki Yuu instantly lost consciousness.

"Even though it was just an experiment, it really is possible to faint in a dream..."

He reached out and wrapped his arm around Iroha's waist to prevent her from falling directly to the ground.

Afterwards, Hachiman Hikigaya carefully laid Isshiki Hajime, whom he had knocked unconscious, flat on the floor and used the spell 'Guard' to protect the entire small shop.

Once everything was ready, Hachiman Hikigaya took out a small megaphone from his system space, recorded the sentence "I am currently in a closed playground," and then put it in loop mode next to Iroha Isshiki's ear.

Hachiman Hikigaya then put on his earplugs and sat quietly to the side, waiting for the dream to change.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Stand Nightmare, which escaped by withstanding a blow from Hachiman Hikigaya, transformed back into a blurry human form from its black smoke state. It was now huddled in a dark corner on the top floor of the mall, silently plotting how to deal with Hachiman Hikigaya, this unexpected exorcist.

Although it had just been hit by Hachiman Hikigaya, the Stand Succubus was now injured.

However, Hachiman Hikigaya's attack only injured it, making it realize that Hachiman Hikigaya's strength was far inferior to those exorcists, and might even be inferior to its master!

We can win!

This is why the Stand Nightmare is still unwilling to escape from Isshiki Hachiman's dream and continues to linger.

You have to understand that the dream world is its home turf. The reason it was powerless to fight back just now was simply because it didn't expect an exorcist to emerge from Isshiki Yu's dream, and it was caught off guard.

Now that they are fully prepared, the substitute nightmare demon is confident that they can wear down that exorcist to death in this shopping mall!

Suddenly, the entire mall began to shake.

"What happened?!"

It sprang up from the ground in an instant, and the substitute nightmare looked around in confusion as the things around it gradually became transparent and then disappeared.

A few minutes later.

Looking at the bewildered evil spirit standing across the playground, Hachiman Hikigaya turned off his speaker, took off his earplugs, and slowly stood up.

...................

"Was that Nightmare guy killed?"

In room 1806, Yasutaka Inoue, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly opened his eyes.

Just now, his connection with the nightmare was severed.

"It's that exorcist again!"

The thought that the Nightmare Demon was the third general-level subordinate lost this month caused Inoue Yasutaka's face to turn ashen, and his hatred for Hachiman Hikigaya also increased considerably.

Even so, Inoue Yasutaka did not dare to directly cause trouble for Hikigaya Hachiman.

Recently, a terrifying creature suddenly appeared in the evil spirit realm of Kanto.

The three demonic spirits, at the level of ghosts and gods, are still terrified and hiding in their lair, unwilling to come out. One of the ghost kings was killed on the spot.

In this situation, even if Inoue Yasutaka hates Hikigaya Hachiman, he can only endure it.

"Although I can't do it myself, I can have someone else do it for me..."

The thought that, apart from the nightmare, none of the other evil spirits sent out were harmed was gratifying.

Inoue Yasutaka's expression softened considerably.

After pacing back and forth in the living room for a while, he walked out of the house and disappeared into the night.

Chapter 108 A Sleepless Morning

"It's over..."

The system notification sounded, indicating a successful kill.

Hachiman Hikigaya looked down at the small patch of ash on the ground, a smile appearing on his face.

As expected of him, isn't he?

It's incredible that they could think of having Iroha Isshiki change the environment of a dream, and they actually succeeded!

"Well, it's time to go back then..."

Turning his head to look at Iroha Isshiki, who was sleeping soundly on the playground, Hachiman Hikigaya said something in a low voice.

He then severed the mental link with Isshiki Hatake and withdrew from her dream.

In the bedroom, Hachiman Hikigaya slowly opened his eyes.

Tonight, a rare crescent moon hangs in the sky, its pure white light filtering through the window and dappling the room, illuminating the entire bedroom.

Looking at Isshiki Hachiman, who had completely rolled out of the covers, Hikigaya Hachiman remained silent for a moment before going over to cover her up again.

The evil spirit has been exorcised, so Isshiki Iroha should be able to get a good night's sleep tonight.

Good night, sweet dreams.....

After offering his blessings, Hachiman Hikigaya opened the window and prepared to leave.

But just as he was about to leave, he paused slightly.

Did I forget something?

Turning his head to look at the sleeping Isshiki Hachiman, Hikigaya frowned.

Before he could think it through, a noise suddenly came from the house next door.

Upon hearing the sound, Hachiman Hikigaya immediately used his stealth skill to conceal himself.

He then nimbly jumped down the building and quickly headed back home along the street he had come from.

Just as Hachiman Hikigaya left, Iroha Isshiki's previously peaceful sleeping face suddenly broke into a pained expression.

"Ugh, I'm never going to the playground again!"

.........

The next morning.